Jerker Edström - Research Fellow

A
development social scientist and worker primarily focused on gender equality,
men and masculinities, gender-based violence and sexual and reproductive health and
rights.

He has a longer history of working in HIV prevention,
children and youth affected by AIDS, participation, civil society support and
international health. He has skills in inter-disciplinary community-based
research, research synthesis and evidenced-based policy formulation, plus
proven assessment, planning and programme development skills. He has extensive
experience in organisational management, team building, leadership and
development.

Throughout his 30 year career in international development he has
experience from a diverse range of over 30 countries and has over 10 years of
engagement in post-graduate teaching and research. He also has direct work
experience from working in a range of nine development and health organisations.

Our goal is to enable stronger leadership for working with boys and men to promote gender equality. We will do this by gathering, inter-relating and analysing evidence and lessons. These will be strategically disseminated in targeted and accessible formats for improved learning, policy and practice.

The Men, Masculinities and HIV project is one of the workstreams of the Gender, Power and Sexuality (GPS) programme, funded by Sida. This work stream aims to influence norms and institutions at global and local levels to more effectively tackle the challenge of achieving gender equality, and particularly looking at the role of men in this process.

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Reflecting on male gender activists’ lessons from India, this article explores how intersectionality can help men (and women) better understand the structure of patriarchy, by connecting it to other forms of oppression, based on class, caste and age. More details

Drawing on global evidence from the Department for International Development (DFID)-funded EMERGE programme, this paper explains why better engaging men and boys is crucial, the implications for reframing policy design and implementation, and provides key recommendations for policy. More details

At a time of major changes in global politics and trends, and major shifts in international development following the establishment of the global Sustainable Development Goals in Agenda 2030, the Gender and Sexuality cluster at the Institute of Development Studies engaged in collaborative discussions and consultations over nine months with partner organisations, networks, external experts and policymakers. More details

Men’s experiences as victims of sexual and gender-based violence remain little recognised in research, policy or practice. Mainstream narratives generally continue to depict men as perpetrators of violence and women as victims. More details